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In a significant decision on 12 November 2024, the Court of Appeal clarified the application of Article 83 UPCA, extending the Unified Patent Court's (UPC) competence to patents previously thought excluded; AIM Sport Development AG v. Supponor OY (UPC_CoA_489/2023).

A further order by the Court of Appeal of the UPC on claim interpretation

In the first decision regarding material questions of patent law the UPC1 laid down as to how claims should be interpreted before the UPC in revocation proceedings.

On the occasion of the annual EPLIT meeting in Stockholm, which was held on June 14, 2024, Dr. Michael Wallinger gave this presentation entitled "Case law update - the UPC has been busy over the last year. What have we learned so far?".  In his report he gives an overview of the development in the…

UPC Local Division Munich departs from Long-Standing German Practice of Claim Interpretation. Report on the Order of the UPC Local Division Munich of 20 December 2023,   UPC_CFI_ 292/2023 by Dr. Michael Wallinger